Deputy
Tourism Minister Fish Mahlalela says businesses in the Bojanala District in North West alone have lost more than R600 million.
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently launched the R1.5 billion Tourism Equity Fund, which many hope will rescue the sector and bring new players into the market.
South Africa s tourism industry has lost billions of rands and more than 300 000 jobs due to the hard lockdown since the outbreak of Covid-19.
Deputy Tourism Minister Fish Mahlalela said the impact of Covid-19, accompanied by the hard lockdown, severely affected the tourism sector both locally and internationally.
Visiting North West on Tuesday, Mahlalela said among the areas hardest hit was the Bojanala District.